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| - Truly a Cleveland institution. I have been going here since the basement pub was a 5 foot bar with a few stools and that's it... besides the brewing tanks. That was back in the day when you could get hammered without the staff cutting you off after three beers. The good old days...
Anyway, almost every beer they make is tight and on point for the style. It's easy to bag on them for making things like Elliot Ness, Dortmunder and Wright Pils.... After all they are not 26 percent alcohol and you don't have to stand in line for hours to drink them. But if you have had great beer made by people that really care about what they do, especially in countries like Germany, England, Belgium, etc, you know what a treasure GLBC is to beer lovers.
The things I'm neutral on are the food and their "green" policies. The food is average to good, but expensive. Their environmental policy is fine, but I do not need to be reminded of it incessantly. I don't usually make my decisions based on politics and their policy does not make me more or less likely to spend my money here.
Other things: Love the bar area, beer garden, patio seating and downstairs pub. The first floor dining and upstairs are not very appealing.
Gets uber crowded. Best bet is lunch when one of the OG bartenders is there, he's great. Some of you know of whom I speak.
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